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“Beyond Varanasi” Film – Death as a Spiritual Journey

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“Death is something everyone is scared of. All the people are scared of death. When death nears, they start crying. So when you embrace death, welcome death, ‘death’ will not come to you.”

Varanasi one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Many Hindus believe that death in the city will bring salvation.

There are holy men here who celebrate, rather than fear death. Death is not a fearsome concept, but a passing from the world of illusion. The film “Beyond Varanasi” explores this concept.

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